Thursday, March 27th, 2014
Technology often takes the fall for distracted driving, but is it really to blame? According to Distraction.gov, cell phones aren’t the only culprit. Any activity that draws a person’s attention away from the road, including talking, eating or drinking, or even using a GPS is a threat to roadway safety.
Some… Read More
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
Just last week, winter storm Leon left thousands of Atlanta motorists stranded on icy highways, and brought the entire city to a grinding halt for several days. The drivers of tractor trailers and passenger vehicles alike found themselves unprepared for the disaster—but perhaps not so unprepared as Atlanta’s government agencies, who spent most… Read More
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
Today, a state House subcommittee will discuss two separate bills that could change the way automobile accidents are handled in court. House Bills 504 and 532 propose changes to current Georgia law that would allow seat belt usage (or the lack thereof) to be introduced as evidence during the damages phase of car… Read More
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
If you’re like most car owners, it’s easy to forget that your vehicle requires regular maintenance. Most drivers are guilty of commuting for days (if not weeks) after the check engine light pops up, and it puts everyone on Atlanta roadways at risk.
You can help to prevent automobile accidents and vehicle malfunction by taking… Read More
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Last Friday, a motorist was killed when a tire fell off a pickup truck and crashed through the windshield of an oncoming minivan, the AJC reports. The incident took place on I-85, north of Clairmont Road before 8:30 a.m.
Dekalb police said that a Dodge pickup truck was driving northbound when one of… Read More
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Lilburn police have yet to identify a man who was struck and killed while crossing near Pleasant Hill and Burns Road on Sunday, the AJC reports.
According to police, the man was hit around 8:45 p.m. as he was walking across a dimly lit section of roadway. He later died at Eastside Medical… Read More
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
If you’ve ever driven on a metro Atlanta interstate this has happened to you: getting stuck behind a slowpoke in the left lane. But Rep. Bill Hitchens, R-Rincon just introduced a bill to change that.
On Monday, Hitchens unveiled House Bill 459, which would make it illegal to drive in the left… Read More
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
On Monday afternoon, two Roswell police officers were involved in accidents on Holcomb Bridge Road, the AJC reports. The officers were responding to a third wreck on GA 400.
Lisa Holland, the Roswell police spokeswoman, told Channel 2 Action News that the first wreck occurred around 6 p.m. on GA 400 Southbound, north… Read More
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
On Tuesday morning, a child was struck by a vehicle while walking to school. The 10-year-old DeKalb county student was trying to cross Panola Road on his way to Panola Way Elementary School when he was hit, the AJC reports.
Dekalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said that witnesses reported seeing the boy in… Read More
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013
An elderly motorist who was driving the wrong way on I-985 was killed in a four-vehicle crash in northern Hall County. The wreck occurred around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday on I-985 northbound at Exit 24, the AJC reports.
According to Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright, Raymond Sanford Reed, 80, of Gainesville entered… Read More